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The Beach as the 'Great Leveler' in Brazil

'In the Brazilian imagination, the beach has traditionally been regarded as the great leveler, the place where the general, the teacher, the politician, the millionaire and the poor student were all equal, said Roberto da Matta, an anthropologist and newspaper columnist who is a leading social commentator." - excerpt from this New York Times article.

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